Vienna Game · As White · updated November 2026
Play the Vienna Game like Lucas van Foreest
A repertoire in the Vienna Game built from 52 of Lucas van Foreest's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Lucas van Foreest chose most often. Where Lucas van Foreest has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Lucas van Foreest was #50 in Chess.com blitz in November 2026 (3,201) and scored 60% against opponents averaging 2,928 in these games.
- You play Lucas van Foreest's own move in 26 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#50
Chess.com
Rating
3,201
Games
52
in this opening
Score
60%
in these games
Opponents
2,928
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 12% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 c6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.a3
- New
Line 2 · 8% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Qxe5+ Qe7 6.Qxe7+ Bxe7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Nf3
- New
Line 3 · 6% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2
- New
Line 4 · 6% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 d5 7.Nf3 dxe4 8.Nxe5 exd3 9.O-O Be7 10.Nxd3 Bg4 11.Qe1 O-O 12.h3 Bf5 13.Qe3
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.Nge2
- New
Line 6 · 5% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2 d6 6.Nge2
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qh5 g6 5.Qf3
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.h3 d6 6.Na4 Bb6 7.Ne2
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3 5.dxc3
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Bc5 5.h3 d6 6.Na4
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 6.d4
- New
Line 13 · 3% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Qxe5+ Be7 6.Qxg7
- New
Line 14 · 2% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Na4
- New
Line 15 · 2% at top level
2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 h6 5.Nf3
- New
Line 16 · 2% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qh5 Qf6 5.Nf3
- New
Line 17 · 2% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.h3 Nb4 6.a3
- New
Line 18 · 2% at top level
2…Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.h3 d6 6.Na4 Bb4+ 7.c3
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Lucas van Foreest's main line in the Vienna Game, move by move
The most common line at top level: 2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 c6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.a3.
- 2…Nf6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 2…Nf6. At top level, this comes up about 60% of the time.
- 3.Bc4 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 3.Bc4 in 29 games, scoring 59%.
- 3…Bc5 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 3…Bc5. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
- 4.d3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 4.d3 in 7 games, scoring 86%.
- 4…c6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 4…c6. At top level, this comes up about 12% of the time.
- 5.Nf3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 5.Nf3 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
- 5…d6 Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 5…d6.
- 6.O-O Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 6.O-O in 3 games, scoring 83%.
- 6…O-O Reply · Lucas van Foreest's games A common reply here is 6…O-O.
- 7.a3 Your move · Lucas van Foreest's games Lucas van Foreest played 7.a3 in 2 games, scoring 75%.
Questions about this course
- How does Lucas van Foreest play the Vienna Game?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, Lucas van Foreest's most common line is 2…Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 c6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.a3. At top level it comes up about 12% of the time.
- Is this Lucas van Foreest's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Lucas van Foreest's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Vienna Game course based on?
- 52 of Lucas van Foreest's Chess.com blitz games in the Vienna Game as White, against opponents with an average rating of 2,928. Lucas van Foreest scored 60% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 18 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Lucas van Foreest?
- GM Lucas van Foreest was ranked number 50 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.